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CVE-2025-14421VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-14421: pdfforge PDF Architect · Out-of-bounds Read

Affects pdfforge PDF ArchitectSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 3.3 Low.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.0 base score
3.3Low
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 7% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Dec 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
pdfforge PDF ArchitectAffected
  • =9.1.74.23030
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-14421, European organizations should implement the following specific measures: 1) Restrict usage of pdfforge PDF Architect to trusted users and environments, minimizing exposure to untrusted PDF files. 2) Educate users to avoid opening PDFs from unknown or suspicious sources and to be cautious with links to PDF files in emails or websites. 3) Employ application whitelisting and sandboxing techniques to limit the impact of potential exploitation within the PDF Architect process. 4) Monitor for updates or security advisories from pdfforge and apply patches promptly once available. 5) Use endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools to detect anomalous behavior related to PDF processing. 6) Implement network-level protections such as web filtering to block access to known malicious sites hosting crafted PDFs. 7) Conduct regular security awareness training emphasizing the risks of social engineering and malicious documents. These targeted actions go beyond generic advice by focusing on controlling the attack vector and limiting the vulnerability's exploitation window.

Description

pdfforge PDF Architect PDF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of pdfforge PDF Architect. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-27915.

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